diff --git a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
index dd3b9a5c..479ab897 100644
--- a/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
+++ b/layouts/partials/post_meta.html
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
-<time>{{ .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>
-{{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
-{{- $default_txt := print .ReadingTime " " "min" }}
-{{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default  $default_txt  }}{{ end }}
-{{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;{{- .Params.author | default .Site.Params.author }}{{ end }}
+{{- if not .Date.IsZero -}}
+<time>{{- .Date.Format (default "January 2, 2006" .Site.Params.DateFormat) }}</time>&nbsp;·&nbsp;
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if $.Site.Params.ShowReadingTime -}}
+{{- i18n "read_time" .ReadingTime | default (printf "%s min" .ReadingTime) }}&nbsp;·&nbsp;
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{- if or .Params.author .Site.Params.author }}
+{{- printf "%s" (.Params.author | default .Site.Params.author) }}
+{{- end -}}